Job Description
Job Title: Planning Ecologist
Hours: 37
Salary: HC07 £32,061 – £36,363
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 28 June 2026, 11:59pm
Interview date: w/c 6 July 2026
The Role
Herefordshire Council is looking to appoint a Planning Ecologist to join our Natural Environment function team. This is a key professional role providing ecological advice across the planning system and wider council activity.
You will play an important part in protecting and enhancing Herefordshire’s biodiversity, supporting sustainable development, and helping to deliver the council’s ambitions around nature recovery networks and biodiversity net gain.
What will you be doing?
As a Planning Ecologist, you will provide robust, proportionate ecological advice to internal colleagues and e...